She never said anything about having a medical issue preventing her from wearing a mask. If that is the case then all she had to do was say so. She would not have to reveal specifics and that would have changed the situation. That isn't what happened.
My comment was a hypothetical. IF she did, she shouldn’t be asked and she shouldn’t have to reveal. Therefore, the assumption of a pre-existing condition should always be there. These policies are violating people’s civil rights.
Not at all. She can be asked to wear a mask. Her response can be "I cannot wear a mask due to a medical condition" and at that point the business must leave her alone. She does not have to reveal what her medical condition is but she does have to inform the business that that is her reason for not wearing a mask.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule regulates the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) held by "covered entities" (generally, health care clearinghouses, employer-sponsored health plans, health insurers, and medical service providers that engage in certain transactions).
Covered entities may disclose protected health information to law enforcement officials for law enforcement purposes as required by law (including court orders, court-ordered warrants, subpoenas) and administrative requests; or to identify or locate a suspect, a fugitive, a material witness, or a missing person.
Not even law enforcement can request medical information without warrant or a LE related purpose. You thought a business not engaged in health care services could request medical information? Smh.
She doesn't have to give medical information. I'm not saying that. It's the same as a handicapped person parking in a handicapped parking space. Said person has to show their handicapped but does not have to reveal what the handicap is.
She never said anything about having a medical issue preventing her from wearing a mask. If that is the case then all she had to do was say so. She would not have to reveal specifics and that would have changed the situation. That isn't what happened.
My comment was a hypothetical. IF she did, she shouldn’t be asked and she shouldn’t have to reveal. Therefore, the assumption of a pre-existing condition should always be there. These policies are violating people’s civil rights.
Not at all. She can be asked to wear a mask. Her response can be "I cannot wear a mask due to a medical condition" and at that point the business must leave her alone. She does not have to reveal what her medical condition is but she does have to inform the business that that is her reason for not wearing a mask.
Not even law enforcement can request medical information without warrant or a LE related purpose. You thought a business not engaged in health care services could request medical information? Smh.
She doesn't have to give medical information. I'm not saying that. It's the same as a handicapped person parking in a handicapped parking space. Said person has to show their handicapped but does not have to reveal what the handicap is.